Overview
- Comprehensive guide to the imaging of appendicitis and other appendiceal diseases
- Discusses pediatric and adult imaging separately
- Includes proposals for optimizing the radiation dose delivered by MDCT
- Reviews the findings of evidence-based medicine and cost-effectiveness analyses
- Examines the role of imaging for emergency physicians, pediatricians, surgeons, and radiologists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Medical Radiology (MEDRAD)
Part of the book sub series: Diagnostic Imaging (Med Radiol Diagn Imaging)
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book is a comprehensive account of imaging of acute appendicitis and other appendiceal diseases. Background information is first provided on clinical presentation, perforation and negative appendectomy rates, and treatment options. The role of each imaging modality – radiography, ultrasound, CT, and MRI – is then considered separately in adults and children with suspected acute appendicitis. Many high-quality illustrations are included, and detailed information is provided on appropriate protocols and radiation saving. Further chapters addresses the spontaneously resolving and chronic appendicitis as well as other appendiceal lesions and review the findings of evidence-based medicine and cost-effectiveness analyses. Emergency physicians, pediatricians, surgeons, and radiologists will all find this book to be an excellent source of information and guidance.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The internationally renowned authors present an expansive overview of the clinical problem, starting with the history of its management, moving through clinical assessment, modern treatment and providing an authoritative discussion of current best practice in imaging. … This is a very well written and edited book, crammed full of useful information and interesting images that I will, I am sure, and myself referring to again and again … .” (Gareth Lewis, RAD Magazine, January, 2013)
“The aim of this very beautiful book is to present all possible information about appendicitis in all its facets, both in adults and children, describing in depth: clinical, laboratory, pathology and imaging data in order to offer clinicians, surgeons and Emergency Departments staff members a proper and updated guide to RLQ problems. … a must have book.” (Giampiero Beluffi, La radiologia medica, Vol. 118, 2013)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Imaging of Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children
Editors: Caroline KEYZER, Pierre Alain Gevenois
Series Title: Medical Radiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17872-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-17871-9Published: 28 September 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50637-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-17872-6Published: 20 September 2011
Series ISSN: 0942-5373
Series E-ISSN: 2197-4187
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 256
Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine, Abdominal Surgery